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ASREN, UbuntuNet Alliance and WACREN are the regional research and education networks interconnecting national research and education networks (NRENs) across the continent (Northern Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa).  African RENs provide connectivity and other services to millions of end users in the education and research community (students, faculty, researchers, administrators, etc.), …

African Regional RENs Joint Statement on the Current Situation at AFRINIC Read More »

In line with the Covid-19 safety regulations, UbuntuNet Alliance will hold its 15th Annual General Meeting virtually on Friday, 6th August 2021. The Annual General Meeting of Members, is the top decision-making body that must sustain the Members’ collective will to collaborate regionally. It is composed of Representative Members from Member NRENs and Observer Members …

Announcement of the 15th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM), 6th August 2021 Read More »

This year we celebrate 10 years of the AfricaConnect project. To celebrate the milestone, we asked the three CEOs of the implementing partners to give their thoughts on the progress of the project. UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka had this to say: “AfricaConnect has provided the African Research and Education networking community with an …

Celebrating 10 years of the AfricaConnect project Read More »

The purpose of this webinar is to disseminate among the AfriGEO and NREN communities about each other’s activities. For the AfriGEO community to learn more about NRENs; and for NRENs to learn more about the AfriGEO community and to understand the EUMETCAST service.  To attend the webinar, please register here. 

Lilongwe, Malawi: 10th June 2021: UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that the Executive Board of DataCite has accepted UbuntuNet Alliance as a member of DataCite. DataCite is a leading provider of persistent identifiers for research. Through its portfolio of services, DataCite provides the means to create, find, cite, connect, and use research. It seeks …

UbuntuNet Alliance Joins DataCite Read More »

Following the end of term of the Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU) in September 2021, the Governing Board of the AAU has approved that the position be filled. The position of the Secretary-General of the AAU will therefore become vacant in October 2021 and the AAU is seeking to fill that post as …

Announcing the Vacancy for the Secretary General of the Association of African Universities Read More »

On May 11th 2021, 10 years after the start of the first phase of AfricaConnect, we celebrate the achievements and get ready for the next steps. In 2010, representatives from the European Union, African Ministries, the African-Caribbean-Pacific Secretariat, the African Union, as well as African and European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) met in …

AfricaConnect: Celebrating 10 years of African European collaboration Read More »

April 12, 2021 – Today, LA Referencia, RedCLARA and the three African regional research and education networks – ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet Alliance – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their relationship as the two continents seek to ramp up their open science activities. The aim of the collaboration is to advance open science policies, services and infrastructure that reflect the unique …

Africa and Latin America agree to closer collaboration around open science Read More »

Experts in various designations in the Eastern and Southern African Research and Education community can now take advantage of the various capacity-building webinars UbuntuNet Alliance has lined up for 2021 to help build the capacity of NREN personnel. UbuntuNet Alliance plans to organize and hold at least 7 webinars between now and December 2021 for …

UbuntuNet Alliance lines up 2021 events Read More »

What are some of the unexpected incidents that Network Operations Center (NOC) operators should anticipate and how can they deal with them in the shortest period to enhance customer satisfaction?  This will be the main area of discussion during the Practical Guide to Running and Effective NREN NOC Service Desk Webinar that UbuntuNet Alliance will …

Webinar for NOC Service Desk operators Read More »